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Nylon 6 is an important polyamide. It is a synthetic fiber. It is produced by the polymerization of different organic complex. The production flow chart of nylon 6 will be described in one of the blog. Nylon 6 is a strong fiber and it is used to carry various types of heavy task like nylon 6.6. Generally color of the nylon 6 is white but it could be colorful by adding different dyes in the solution bath before fiber production.

Textile fiber consists of some characteristics. Like other synthetic fiber, nylon 6 has some physical and chemical properties which are described below.

Physical Properties of Nylon 6: Physical properties of nylon are given below.

Tenacity: 6.0 – 8.5 gm/den

Density: 1.14 gm/c.c

Elongation at break: 15 – 45%

Elasticity: Very good

Moisture Regain (MR%): 3.5 – 5%

Resiliency: Good

Melting point: 2150C

Ability to protest friction: Excellent

Color: White

Light reflection ability: Not good.

Ability to protect heat: Up to 1500C

Lusture: Bright to light

Chemical Properties of Nylon 6: Chemical properties of nylon 6 are given below.

Acids: Like nylon 6.6, nylon 6 has not enough ability against acidic action.

Basic: Basic does not cause harm to the nylon 6. Nylon 6 has enough ability against alkali.

Effect of bleaching: Strong oxidizing agent is harmful for the nylon 6.